Find study partners. Form groups. Learn together.
Group Connect is a campus-based platform that helps students connect with peers who share similar study interests, organize study sessions, and collaborate effectively.
Group Connect is a collaborative web platform designed to help students find study partners, form small learning groups, and organize study sessions based on shared subjects or interests. It promotes peer-to-peer learning, teamwork, and consistent study habits across campuses.
- Beautiful landing page introducing the platform’s purpose.
- Responsive and user-friendly design.
- Call-to-actions for signing up or logging in.
- Theme toggle (🌙 Dark / ☀️ Light mode).
- SecureJWT-based authentication (signup and login).
- Password hashing for user safety.
- Role-based access:Student / Admin.
- Session persistence across reloads.
- Create or join groups by topic or course.
- Group size limit:5 members for effective collaboration.
- Edit or delete your own groups.
- View member list for each group.
- Meeting preferences:
In-person,Online, orHybrid.
- Schedule study sessions withdate, time, and agenda.
- View upcoming sessions in a shared calendar.
- RSVP support (Yes / Maybe / No).
- Countdown or reminder for upcoming sessions.
- Session details include resources, description, and location.
- Add personal or shared notes for group sessions.
- Markdown support for formatting (headings,bold,italic,
code, etc.). - Supportsunordered and ordered lists (UL/OL) for easy organization.
- Edit, delete, or pin important notes.
- Group discussion threads or chat for members.
- Share study materials (links, PDFs, etc.).
- Notifications for group updates or session changes.
- Fullyresponsive design (desktop, tablet, mobile).
- Theme toggle for dark/light mode.
- Clean, modern interface built withTailwind CSS.
- Reusable components for maintainability.
| Layer | Technology |
|---|
| Frontend | React + TypeScript + Tailwind CSS |
| State Management | Redux |
| Backend | FastAPI (Python) |
| Database | MongoDB |
| Authentication | JWT |
| HTTP Client | Axios |
| Hosting | Vercel (Frontend) & Heroku (Backend) |
🔔 Real-time notifications for sessions and messages
📅 Google Calendar integration
🔍 Search and filter groups by course or topic
📱 Mobile app / PWA support
🧑🏫 Peer rating system for sessions
📧 Email reminders for upcoming study sessions
🧠 AI study companion for group summaries
☸️ Kubernetes deployment support for automatic scaling
🧰 CI/CD integration (GitHub Actions + Docker registry)
☁️ Cloud-native monitoring (Prometheus + Grafana planned)
We’re currently preparing the production deployment forGroup Connect.
Live links will be shared here soon once the app is fully hosted and configured with Docker and Kubernetes.
Stay tuned for:
- 🌐Frontend (React + TypeScript + Tailwind)
- ⚙️Backend (FastAPI + MongoDB)
- 🐳Dockerized containers
- ☸️Kubernetes orchestration for scalability
- 🔗Public demo & API endpoints
🧠 Production results coming soon — deployment in progress!
If you think of a Clever feature, add it here
Fork the repository
gitclone https://github.com/nianod/Group-connect.git// Create your feature branchgitcheckout-bfeature/amazing-feature// Commit your changesgitcommit-m"Add amazing feature"// Push to your branchgitpushoriginfeature/amazing-feature
Open a Pull Request 🎉
👨💻 Developer _Arnold